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Perez Cites Stickers and Traffic for Monaco Qualifying Debacle: A Q1 Exit Shocker
Sergio Perez attributes his early exit in Monaco qualifying to stickers and traffic as a "catastrophe"
Sergio Perez has shed light on the reasons for his unfortunate performance during the Monaco Grand Prix qualifying session.
Sergio Perez attributed his unexpected elimination in the first round of qualifying at the F1 Monaco Grand Prix to both decals and congestion.
The driver from Red Bull faced a surprising exit during the initial segment of the Monaco qualifying round, securing a position that placed him 18th on the starting grid due to his insufficiently fast time.
Perez experienced disruptions to his lap, attributing the interference to promotional decals that had come off and landed on the track as a result of drivers consistently scraping against the walls.
"The situation was chaotic because initially, during my lap, I ran into heavy congestion around Turn 6, continuing into Turn 7, and then there were some decals scattered right on the apex of Turn 8, so I had to navigate around all those obstacles," the driver from Mexico explained.
"I ultimately fell short by a few tenths, which was all I needed to advance. I finished half a second behind the leader, making it a total catastrophe, sadly."
Perez elaborated, "Essentially, the weekend has come to an end since overtaking is virtually impossible here, regrettably."
Today, we embarked on a quest for improvement. To give you an idea, I was in fifth place. Despite our efforts to implement further adjustments, they fell short of making a significant impact.
"It's quite painful, honestly, because I believe that a regular lap would have sufficed, but the congestion we faced made it incredibly challenging."
Fernando Alonso, driving for Aston Martin, was eliminated in Q1, finishing 16th. He acknowledged that his timing and positioning were off during his Q1 runs, attributing his performance to being "in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"Heavy traffic really hurt our qualifying," the double world champion said. "I believe I dropped three-tenths after [Turn] 11 due to a car right ahead, and then lost another two-tenths in the final turn… There were three cars there, just beginning their lap.
"I don't believe anyone is at fault here. It's simply that in Monaco, given the size of the cars, it's impossible for them to just disappear at the last second. Unfortunately, today we ended up being in an unfavorable position at the least opportune moment, which is particularly tough to deal with in Monaco."
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